The Children's Code or Age Appropriate Design Code is a code of practice and set of standards for electronic information services, requiring that they treat children and their data in an appropriate way. It was published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), taking effect from September 2021. Even though the ICO is a UK regulatory agency, the code applies across the Internet and so the global providers of such services such as Facebook, Google and TikTok are complying.[1][2]
References
- ^ Introduction to the Age appropriate design code, Information Commissioner's Office
- ^ Shira Ovide (9 December 2021), "Why apps suddenly want to protect kids", The New York Times